3 things about Mark Sandrich’s SHALL WE DANCE

Posted on April 12, 2022 by robchristopher

Shall We Dance [1937]

1. “You only had one drink.”
“Yes, but you kept filling it.”
2. Tripping over the curb in their roller skates.
3. Eric Blore’s spelling bee.

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New trailer, new screenings

Posted on April 7, 2022 by robchristopher

Roy’s World: Barry Gifford’s Chicago is returning to theaters!

April 30: The Wilmette Theatre, Wilmette, IL
Yours truly in person; Q&A with Lee Shoquist (ChicagoFilm.com)

May 6 – 7: The Broad Theater, New Orleans, LA
[tickets on sale soon—stay tuned]

May 7: The Roxie Theater, San Francisco, CA
Barry Gifford + yours truly in person

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3 things about Michael Glover Smith’s RELATIVE

Posted on April 6, 2022 by robchristopher

Relative [2022]

1. She calmly explains e-books to a library patron.
2. In this alternate Chicago universe, Hopleaf is a pizza parlor.
3. “I need you. I don’t need you. I need you. We need you.”

Bonus: the ugly couch in Rod’s room is actually my old futon. I donated it to the production.

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3 things about Christopher Nolan’s BATMAN BEGINS

Posted on April 5, 2022 by robchristopher

Batman Begins [2005]

1. 10,000 masks.
2. Tom Wilkinson’s murky accent.
3. The Gordons live on the first floor.

3 other things.

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3 things about Luis Buñuel’s THE MILKY WAY

Posted on April 4, 2022 by robchristopher

The Milky Way [1969]

1. The Virgin Mary advises Him not to shave.
2.  Pierre Clémenti: barefoot hippie Angel of Death.
3. The desiccated corpse is declared a heretic and cremated.

3 other things.

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3 things about Edward Cline’s MILLION DOLLAR LEGS

Posted on April 3, 2022 by robchristopher

Million Dollar Legs [1932]

1. Dismantled nightclub.
2. “You’ll always be Sweetheart to me.”
3. Double gold medals.

3 other things.

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3 things about Dorothy Arzner’s MERRILLY WE GO TO HELL

Posted on March 28, 2022 by robchristopher

Merrily We Go to Hell [1932]

1. He explains that he’s on the wagon. Immediately she mentions that if he needs it, there’s a bottle in the closet.
2. She’s powdering her nose. “I spent the morning realizing that we’re living in a modern world, where there’s no place for old-fashioned wives. You seem to want a modern wife and that’s what I’m going to be.”
3. From the doorway of the kitchen she watches her husband share a long kiss with his mistress. The others in the room seem blasé about her presence.

Extraordinary. Hollywood wouldn’t make a comparatively complex portrait of a marriage for another 30 years. And it’s 83 minutes long!

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3 things about Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s DRIVE MY CAR

Posted on March 27, 2022 by robchristopher

Drive My Car [2021]

1. The design of the atrium preserves a direct line to the sea.
2. “You don’t need to be better.”
3. Mellow jazz bar with a turntable.

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3 things about Michelangelo Antonioni’s L’ECLISSE

Posted on March 25, 2022 by robchristopher

L’Eclisse [1962]

1. The arm sticking out.
2. “I wish I didn’t love you or that I loved you much more.”
3. How did the barrel develop a leak?

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3 things about Questlove’s SUMMER OF SOUL

Posted on March 20, 2022 by robchristopher

Summer of Soul [2021]

1. The stage was built facing west to achieve the best lighting for the cameras.
2. “It smelled like Afro Sheen and chicken.”
3. Awe-inspiring duet between Mahalia Jackson and Mavis Staples.

Kudos to Questlove for preserving the aspect ratio of the original footage.

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